Regional sports updates: Handball and basketball results across Balkans and Europe

Various regional sports competitions saw significant results in handball, basketball, and ice hockey.

In the Croatian Handball Cup (West Region), Karlovac secured a dominant 38:18 victory over Ogulin. In the Second Handball League North, Prelog defeated Rugvica 28:27 with a last-minute winning goal by Vuković. Viro Virovitica also achieved an upset in the East Region Cup, defeating first-league side Požega 29:23.

In the Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League of Handball, Zrinjski Mostar defeated Bosna Visoki 30:28 after trailing at halftime. Meanwhile, Gračanica beat Velež 29:26, and Izviđač secured a 32:26 win against Krivaja.

In basketball, Bosna BH Telecom defeated Bahcesehir Koleji 86:77 in the BKT EuroCup. In junior basketball, KK Split's U18 team is preparing for the NextGen Euroleague pre-qualification tournament in Rijeka, where they will face FMP, Zentro Basket Madrid, and Adi Sel3ct Rijeka.

In ice hockey, Jesenice climbed to the top of the Alpine League standings following a 4:1 away victory against Merano.